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Manipulative design: Dark patterns and consumer law

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for product. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 29 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 7 min

    Before you begin · Priya, a product manager at Northwind Travel, is told the new booking page must "close the sale". The design adds "Only 1 room left!" and "12 people are viewing this", though stock is not that low. Sales rise, then complaints do · Have you ever bought something you did not mean to?

  • Lesson 2: The main patterns and the rules · 7 min

    Five patterns · What the law says · Check

  • Lesson 3: Spot it · 7 min

    Which pattern? · Trial sign-up · Check

  • Lesson 4: What would you do? · 7 min

    The 20% pop-up · The free trial · The disagreement

  • Lesson 5: Speak up and document · 5 min

    Raise it · Checklist

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 2 min

    Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding for product and UX roles, before a checkout or sign-up redesign, and yearly.

Product, UX, design, marketing and engineering staff who build or approve online sales and sign-up flows (EU framing).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Reporting route
  • Design review log
  • Policy link
  • Help contact
  • Local rules link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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